Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Pooches and Pickups - Finally revealed and a Giveaway!

Let me start by apologizing. I didn't mean to torture you with the sneaky peekies! But at long last I can finally share my newest line for Robert Kaufman! Pooches and Pickups is headed out to the sales force today so if you have a store, call your rep and place your order. The fabric will start shipping to stores during April so start planning your sewing projects now. I'm also working on a few projects with the fabric that I'll be sharing over the next few weeks.
Pooches and Pickups is made up of 3 patterns: Big Trucks, Small Trucks and Pooches. It comes in two color stories: Spring (blue and green) and Summer (red and ochre).

A friend of mine came over a few weekend ago to help me snap some pictures of everything and we giggled and gabbed while drinking coffee and setting everything up. Boat loads (or should I say truck loads) of fun! I didn't even plan out that I was wearing my Pooches and Pickups PJ shorts for our photoshoot. And yes, I was still in my PJs for the photoshoot. And yes, that's an old boxspring on my wall...I just adore all the shapes and patterns it makes and turns out its a fabulous prop. :)

Now, for the disclaimer... Do as I say, not as I design. Huh you say? Lemme explain...I designed this fabric as a little tribute to my sweet Clara dog. (It's been a year since she passed away.) And that girl LOVED, LOVED, LOVED riding in my car. Ears flapping and drool flying. But I drive a station wagon (sassy huh?) which frankly didn't make for very cute fabric. So insert vintage pickup truck in place of wagon and I was off to the races. The design became exponentially cuter with the pooch in the back, so into the bed of the truck the pooches went. But it's pretty dangerous for pooches to ride in the back of truck, ya know? So you see my dilema. Do as I say and not as I design. Keep your pooches safe inside your cars or trucks. :)
Now for the free fabric! I'm giving away two FQ packs of Pooches and Pickups to two lucky winners. You know the drill...Leave a comment here on the blog and tell me what you'd like to make (or tell me about your pooch!). I'll use the random number generator to select 2 winners this coming Saturday evening, 4/16/11 at roughly 6pm CT. Good luck and I hope you love the fabric!

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I looove this fabric. It makes me happy just to look at it. I would make two quilts for my little boys (or strip pillowcases) to remind them of Tucker. A big black lab that we had to leave behind when we moved due to moving into an apartment. My boys are 2 & 3 and loved that dog. Half the time I couldn't tell who was chasing who as they chased each other around the island in the kitchen.

Fab.u.lous! My two pooches, Moose and Rowdy are brother and sister and have free reign on our farm. They are not fond of riding around...they prefer to run, so no worries there!Thanks for a chance to win some yummy fabric!

Wow... Beautiful line... I'd love to make something for my nephew... I'm making quilts for all my nephews and one niece for a upcoming family gathering... This could sure help me with that one!Cheers from India

This is the cutest fabric I've seen lately! Thanks for the chance to win:)We lost one of our pooches last November. He was terrified to ride in the car, but our other one loves to go even if it's just in the driveway!

I come from a long LONG line of all-daughter families, and last week my cousin Lisa and her husband brought the very first boy into the mix. We're head over heels, but I'm lost having never sewn anything for a boy. Your fabrics are releasing at just the right time!

i don't have a dog, i have a cat, but my parents have 3 massive siberian huskies! the oldest is 2 years and the youngest is about 6 months, so their backyard is like a giant puppy playground. i can't wait to see them all blow their coats when the weather starts to get warm (i know i know, it should be warm already. but we've got snow in the forecast again today).

Love this line! When I was little we (me, my brother, and the dog)loved nothing more than to jump in the back of my dad's truck and go for a ride. It gives me a heart attack to think about it now, but at the time it was the coolest thing ever!

I'll have to get some yardage of these, because right away I wanted to make more boxers for my husband. He's building us a 54 Chevy truck (total restoration) and our dogs will be riding in the bed someday when it is done.

If I got the fqs, I'd have to make another little quilt for his helper, our 2 yr old grandson, Tyler.

I am originally from small town Minnesota, where nearly everyone owns a pickup. When farmers came to town for coffee at the local cafe, the dogs came too, yippin' and a yappin' to each other, catching up on the latest gossip. Yep, mid-mornin' was a noisy time to take a trip down Main Street!

Oh my gosh! Laurie! I think this is my favorite line, yet! :o) You always design SUCH adorable fabrics.I will be buying some to make something for my sweet dad. He loves (and has a couple) restored Chevy trucks, and loves (and has a couple) pooches. It's SO hard to find good fabric for my dad, and this is PPPPPEEEEERRRRRFFFEEECCCCTTTT!!!!Thanks, Laurie! I love it. :o)

I might have a hard time actually cutting into these so I can't say what I'd make. I did have the cutest dachshund growing up. She used to sulk when my dad returned from business trips. She would be so excited to hear his car and footsteps but as soon as he came in the house, she would go sit under the piano bench and very deliberately turn her back to the room. It always took at least ten minutes of cajoling and apologising to get her to come out and say hi to him!

What an awesome follow up to Tufted Tweeds...I have my fats from that..I just can't cut into them yet! I have two Vizsla's, Tara and her baby Jake. We lost a Dalmatian to kidney stones about 14 years ago...still remember the sadness when he was gone. Lisa in Texas

I LOVE Pooches and Pickups! We have a family dog, who is a 12 year old Jack Russel. I've had her since before I met my husband and had kids, so the dog and I have some history and a great bond. I agree that it is unsafe for a dog to be in the back of a truck, but sometimes those big dogs just look so happy going for a ride in the wind! Thanks for the chance to win!

Oh, these are even better than I thought they would be - so much fun!!I've got a few baby quilts that I need to make, but I'd also like to use these for some cute shorts. Thanks for the chance in the giveaway :)

this has got to be the best "little boy" fabric EVER!! (although I do think 32 year old women will also love it!)

my son would LOVE a quilt out of this!!!!!

We have a 7yr old boxerxlab and she's lovely. Her name is Shelby and she was our baby before we had babies. We brought her home at 5 lbs and now she is a whopping 74 lbs!! she adores our kids and is a grand protector.She has lovely sad eyes, loves a good scratch and tucks in her upper lip like Elvis!she's a keeper :)

My two pooches (a border collie and a chocolate lab) tell me that I should make them bandannas if I win the fabric. Phooey on them! Much too cute to let them muck it up in the yard!! But my daughter is in the process of adopting a child from Ethiopia, and this would make such a cute little boy quilt (if it's a boy!)

Nice buns in your boxers! I have a dog with legs short enough that he wouldn't be able to see over the box of a pick up...he's an obnoxious miniature dachshund named Flynn. If you ever came to my front door, you'd swear there was a killer doberman behind it, then you'd bust up laughing when you saw all 12 lbs of terror barking at you. We love doxies for their personality....we just weren't counting on quite so much of it! Thanks for sharing your fun fabric!

I love the pickups! And the yellow dogs look like my golden retrievers - an old-man red colored one named Magnus and a big, fluffy, light-colored one named Hampshire. The fluffy one does well with the stereotypes typical of blonds.

I LOVE these fabrics! :D I am really into baby quilts these days, and I would love to make one for my pup, Mieko, who prefers to sleep under a blanket. Since he's black and white, he would look great against these graphic prints.

My 5 year old son saw this page open and said 'wicked! can i have a quilt in that mum?' so there's our answer, he loves anything with an engine and we have a lovely rescue dog BUSTER (Lurcher/Wiemeraner cross) who you can see here: http://craftsfromkaren.blogspot.com/search/label/Buster

Cricket was our family dog. He was the most reliable time keeper I've ever met. Every afternoon at 3.15 he'd move to the front door to watch for the paper boy. Then he'd bark to let us know when the paper was delivered... out he'd run, and bring it in. For a wee biscuit of course :) He was quite disgruntled when Mum and Dad stopped getting the paper delivered. He was our best friend for 18 years.

Thanks for the chance to win some FQ's. Is this fabric going to be available in a laminate? It would make the cutest wee raincoats.

Such cute fabric! My girl Beatrice is really hoping we'll buy a truck so she can ride in the back with the wind in her nose. But seeing as how she keeps ringing up giant vet bills, I think we're stuck with our 2 door hatch back!

Love your fabric! Charlie, our black lab, knows when my husband puts on his jeans that it is Saturday morning and time to go riding in the pick up!! He won't let him out of his sight for fear that he'll miss his chance to go for a ride. I may just have to make him a new dog bed out of this fabric!

Wow I love the fabric and the fact that it's about you and your pooch "Clara" Such a sweet and beautiful idea, in memory for her :) My little boy Max would totally love the fabric as he is totally nuts about pickup trucks and dogs... well basically anything with four wheels or legs really but he would love it! I'm thinking duvet cover or maybe pillows that he can drag around with him :)

oooo i would definately love to make something for my kids! We had a golden lab growing up and just before Christmas she had to be put down because she was so old (16!!)...i keep her tag and photo hanging in my sewing room so i can always remember all the fun we had!

This line is adorable! I too had a lovely black pooch who loved to ride... I would for sure make a variety of things with the fabric including but not limited to pillow, quilt, tote/diaper bag, and baby pants.

My pooch is a long haired white westie maltese cross with a very happy disposition as long as I walk him daily. If I don't the cushions are off the couch day one, day 2 the stuffing is out of the oldest one so cute material for a new cushion would be a hoot

What would we do without our dogs?... My beagle curls up on his cushion in the sewing room whenever I am in there and my chihuahua would rather sit on my lap at the machine! Life is better with a dog around. Love your fabric....cute, cute, cute!

I will tell you about my pooch. He is very bad and certainly does not deserve for me to make him anything from this fabric. My two little boys are equally as mischevious though and they probably don't deserve it either. Hmmm. Perhaps I could make a harness that would fit all three of them at once.

Supercute! My Golden Retriever, Tucker, would never even think of getting into the back of a truck. Ha! He sits gracefully inside the car, on the back seat, allowing the breeze to waft over him from the open window. Ummm, spoiled?

I'd love to use this fabric as a slipcover for one of his dog beds. :O)

I love this great fabric! I have three boys, and they would love some cute little boy size button up shirts I think. That would be adorable!

When I first saw the opening picture, I thought, Oh no! Not in the bed of a truck! So THANK YOU so much for the warning! I worked as a vet tech at an emergency clinic for almost 5 years, and I BEG everyone to never, ever put their dog in the bed. Not even tied (that is dangerous too!). A great compromise if you have a truck with a small cab is a big plastic crate secured with a motorcycle ratchet tie-down! :)

The fabric is adorable. I would probably make a bed quilt for my youngest grandson. They have relocated back here to Australia, much to my delight, after almost 10 years in the USA. Big smile here....I am so glad i stumbled on this...the fabric ranges are so so sweet...thank you for the chance at this giveaway x

I love the fabric! We have five dogs: a mama and her babies. The mama dog was adopted from a shelter, and turned out to be pregant...eight years later, we couldn't be happier with our big family. :) Two of our dogs look like the pooch on your fabric, which would make winning an especial delight. Thanks for the chance.

I would like to try and sew something for my best friend's new baby, perhaps some cute diaper covers or incorporate the fabric into a play mat.I don't have a dog but have wanted one for ages and ages. I'm hoping to get one next year once I'm done with graduate school and live somewhere dog friendly. :)

I just received my HUGE order from your etsy store in the post today and it is just so BEAUTIFUL. I love it! It would be greedy of me to enter your competition so if am the lucky one, can you please redraw.

I love your work, what a kind giveaway. I would make little canvases for my friends house that she is decorating at the moment, i think she'd love them (i'd keep sneaky samples for me though) maybe make some words in my sketch book!

My pooches also ride in my car....I've got a Westie and a Scottie...black & white! We call them The Travelling Dogs, they both love to feel the wind in their faces out the windows, and when they are tired they both squeeze up in that area behind the rear seat headrests and lay in the sun. michelletripper(at)yahoo(dot)ca

Just found you via Print ande Pattern... Love love LOVE this fabric - it's so cute! Well for designing something that really made me smile and brightened up my luchtime.

I have a greyhound called Millie who loves to curl up in the boot of our car (we have a hatchback, so she's not shut in!). She hates the backseat and always tries to hide under the front seats, which isn't easy for a big dog! You'd never catch her with her head out of the window because she's a scaredy mutt :)

Wow, I love this fabric!!! My 3 year old grandsons room will soon be transformed into a big boy room. I would love to make him a quilt for his bed and storage baskets for his books and yes, cars and trucks using this fabric. We have a chocolate lab (Lucy) that loves, loves, loves, to ride with me in the car. My grandson has a big black dog named Maggie that he loves dearly. Did I mention that I am in love with this fabric? Sure hope I win!!!!

This fabric is SO fun, I just love it! And in a heartbeat I would make a quilt for Hubble, our year-old Coton de Tulear. He loves our bed quilt and I've been promising him one of his own and this fabric would be perfect! He is always up for a ride in the car and we could take his new quilt along. Thanks for the chance to win.

So cute! Thanks for the disclaimer- dogs in pick-up beds make me so nervous. I would certainly add this fabric to the quilt I am designing called "my favorite things" your Donkey in wellies is already going in there along with some other contemporary, more "adult" novelty fabrics (like Opal Owl by Tina Givens)My Boston, Myles, and Frenchie Mix, Quinn, are my sewing room companions and love to "ride along!" They even know the sound of a deposit slip being torn out of the book means a ride to the bank and treats from the drive through! Thanks-

great colors and great concept! we love our lab a lot, and she has been so great with our son! she has also been great for him- now he knows how to act around animals, and if he gets to pet them, he is very gentle and careful!

Aww..this fabric is even sweeter when you know how it came about :)I know tons of little boys (& a couple of girls) who love anything puppies & trucks! I would probably make a couple little quilts, maybe one for my own playroom, where a cat will surely nap on it!

Oh, so so cute!!!! I know my four year old grandson would love his grandma making him a pillowcase or some summer shorts! His little sister would say "me too, grandma!" And their soon to be three cousin would ooo and ah over the pooches as well, since she has a doggy. Grandma would be really busy sewing for the four grandkidlets! Over the years we had several dogs, Mercedes, Missy and Freckles who loved to take brief (safe) rides in the back of our pickups.

Oh Wow! I cannot wait to get a hold of these fabrics! I also drive a station wagon (love it) but my pooch, Olive the standard poodle, HATES to ride in cars. She gets car sick, poor baby. But we go on plenty of walks to make up for it. :-)

I know just what I'll make, I have minke sitting here waiting for the right top fabric for a blanket for my baby boy due in late July. I am still missing my best brown boy, who left my side about a year ago, and I still smile when I think of his head sticking out my side window when we drove anywhere. Just that thought makes me laugh and cry. he was a good boy!

We sell organic produce at our local farmers' market where I also sell children's clothing and accessories. A big seller is my baby bibs and burpcloths. I would love to make little boy bibs and burpcloths and maybe even a car pillow to match from these terrific truck fabrics, since little boys seem to get the shaft when it comes to stylish duds. Thanks for a great giveaway.

Dear Laurie,I have loved all your fabric designs right from the start. You are a great designer. How you come up with ones that top the last, it's just amazingly cute! I would like to make Elizabeth's Birthday Cake quilt if I could win some of your fab fabrics. I loved the bright colors as soon as I saw it. Thanks for a chance. Always gratefully, Luba

My dog was a stray that I adopted when he was about a year and a half old. He has some terrible ingrained habits - like chasing trucks on the highway - not all of them, just the ones he selects. He loves riding in the car with me or the truck with DH though. Your fabric is cute. Thanks for a chance to win.

Despite cushions being my first thought, these prints are far too cute to stay in the house - I'd most definitely make a skirt and wear it with pickup and poochy pride!!The colour combos are perfect - such a great job :)Laurenxx

i'll totally make a sun dress...to take my pit bull mix puppy on a walk. i'm sure you'd love her. she's crazy. and thinks she's a person. and sleeps on my bbq when she's in the backyard. and has learned to open cabinets, steal loaves of bread, and leave the wrapper where she found it.

Thanks for the change to win luck fabulous fabric! I would make something for my nefews, I have been thinking of quilted iPod cases as they are boys and break things. lol. Thank you again and congrats on another great line!

Darling fabric! I've only one old very sweet Golden Retriever, but my husband has loved his trucks since the day we got married (one was with us for almost 30 years before I got him to replace it). Your vintage truck reminds me of my grandpa's old truck that I used to play on. So yes, I love your fabric! (I feel bad for your station wagon though--it must be so jealous!) I'd probably use the fabric to make something for Father's Day for my dad who also has a truck and a huge black lab. Both dogs (gold & black) adore him, so your fabric is perfect!

What fabulous fabric! I would probably make something for one of my sons if I were to win. We have always been a dog oriented family and the breed we have owned the most of and the longest is Corgis. Love 'em!

Love that fabric!! Now about my poochies - we have an outdoor dog that's a golden retriever named Cowboy. He's really laid back. And we have an indoor dog that's Shih Tzu/Maltese named Carter - he's a goof and a half! Thanks for the giveaway chance!

I would love to make a quilt for my other half who seems to missed when all the quilting is done, he sits all cold beside me on the couch helping me design all my other quilts..it would be fun to do one in secret. Thank you for the opportunity, Your fabric is marvelous!

love the new fabric! so adorable and as a mom to 1 boy & due to have another of the male sex in a couple of months, i would hope to make something fun for each of my boys. pj bottoms or grab bags to haul their gear around. :) thanks for the chance to win!

Oh so cute! I have the most adorable pug named Scrubs...he just loves me with all his big heart and eyes!I enjoy him so much, we have discussed maybe another pug.I love your fabric and you story, thank you for this wonderful chance to win some!

I don't have a pooch - the only pet we have is a Goliath Stick Insect! His cage might like a bit of the green pooch fabric around the base. His favourite colour is eucalyptus green. I think the rest of the fabric could be used for toys and building blocks. If you sew them around the big heavy wooden blocks, they won't be so noisy when they get knocked over.

This is such cute fabric. We live on an island where everyone seems to have either a dog or a pick- up and most people have both! I would love to win this fabric to make a lap quilt for the a family member who have three dogs.

I would make a tote bag and new pet bed for my older neighbor and her dog. She is on a fixed income and we try to help her keep her dog without giving anything up for herself. thank you for the fabulous fabric and the giveaway!

Oh I love the dogs in the back of the truck (in theory, not practice). We have 2 goldens and look so cute in the back of our truck for pictures but they've never ridden there much to my husband's dismay. I would make shorts for my son who is obsessed with dogs and trucks--they would be patchwork with big pockets (because at 3, everything must have big pockets for those rocks that seem to be everywhere). Thanks for the wonderful giveaway.